SpaceX Cans 9 Employees For Open Letter Calling Elon Musk's Twitter Debacle A 'Distraction And Embarrassment'
18.11.2022 - 21:47
/ perezhilton.com
SpaceX fired nine employees who wrote an open letter criticizing CEO Elon Musk about his public behavior with Twitter.
Of course, the Tesla exec has been in the news for weeks now after his $44 billion purchase of the social media app. And while users of the social media platform are increasingly worried about the site’s future, employees at Musk’s other companies are also concerned about what may be ahead for them.
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According to the New York Times, Musk’s SpaceX canned nine workers who condemned the tech lead in an open letter. The letter was first circulated among SpaceX employees back in June — well before Musk’s Twitter purchase officially went through. Still, it shared the team’s concerns that Musk’s attention could divert to the social media site. In addition, it called out his “harmful Twitter behavior” even then.
In the note, the staffers claimed Musk’s public messaging on Twitter over the summer “does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values.” And it wasn’t just that they were mad about. As we’ve previously noted, reports had surfaced just prior to the letter’s release alleging Musk paid $250,000 to a flight attendant to avoid a sexual harassment lawsuit. He has since denied those allegations. Still, it was a concern for the employees. Their open message continued:
Obviously, Musk did not take too kindly to that public call-out. His firm quickly dismissed the instigators. For a while, it was unclear how many people lost their jobs. Reuters cited two sources who claimed “at least five” employees had been let go. But on Thursday, the Times confirmed it was nine staffers in total.
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